Deleting Software Channels - Red Hat NETWORK 4.0.5 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENTT GUIDE Manual

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management
4.7. Cloning Software Channels
RHN Satellite Server Channel Administrators also have the ability to clone software chan-
nels for easy package association. Cloning offers you a complete replica of another chan-
nel, enabling you to immediately associate appropriate packages and errata with a custom
software channel. To access this functionality, click the Channels tab on the top naviga-
tion bar, then the Manage Software Channels on the left navigation bar. This takes you to
the Software Channel Management page. To begin cloning, click clone channel at the
top-right corner.
You are immediately presented with three cloning options: current state of the channel,
original state of the channel, or select errata. These options are described fully on the
webpage itself but are summarized as:
Current state of the channel — All of the errata and all of the latest packages now in
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the target channel.
Original state of the channel — All of the original packages from the target channel
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but none of the errata or associated update packages.
Select Errata — All of the original packages from the target channel with the ability to
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exclude certain errata and associated update packages.
Select the option you desire using the radio buttons within the Clone field, identify the
target channel using the Clone From dropdown menu, and click Create Channel.
On the New Software Channel page, complete the fields as described in
Section 4.5 Creating a Software Channel. The default values often suffice. When
satisfied, click Create Channel. If you selected either the original or current
option, you are directed to the Details tab of Managed Software Channel
Details page, where you may alter settings for the new channel. Refer to
Section 4.3 Managed Software Channel Details for instructions.
If you used the select errata option to clone the channel, you are instead directed to the
Clone subtab of Managed Software Channel Details page, where you may individually
select errata and associated packages for cloning and inclusion in the new channel. Refer
to Section 4.3 Managed Software Channel Details for specific instructions.

4.8. Deleting Software Channels

RHN Satellite Server and RHN Proxy Server administrators also have the ability to remove
unused channels. This action is conducted within the Details tab of the Managed Soft-
ware Channel Details of a channel page. After opening up this tab, described in detail
in Section 4.3 Managed Software Channel Details, click delete software channel at the
top-right corner of the page to entirely remove the channel and all packages exclusively
associated with it. Only the following page, click Delete Channel to finish the action.
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